Wearables Are For The Weak

Directors Who Cameo In Their Own Movies, Inside The Movement To Make Dallas The Hub Of Implantable Electronics, Cyber Security Made Easy, Inside A Brazilian Prison's Beauty Pageant, Why Dry January Is The Worst, The Most Contentious Debate In The Film World The Daily Digg Wednesday, January 6, 2016 LIGHTS! CAMEO! ACTION! Directors Who Cameo In Their Own Movies digg.com Sometimes even the best directors can't resist jumping into the background of their shots. WEARABLES ARE FOR THE WEAK Inside The Movement To Make Dallas The Hub Of Implantable Electronics dallasobserver.com The Obama administration is directly funding research into implants that are designed to alter people's brains. Conspiracy theorists, take note. FROM THE DIGG STORE Cyber Security Made Easy store.digg.com If last year taught us anything, it's that yeah, you should probably make sure your online privacy is protected. And this VPN does just that. DIGG DIALOG Inside A Brazilian Prison's Beauty Pageant digg.com Glamour is the last thing you'd expect in a prison, but in Brazil's largest city, even prison walls can't keep out fantasies of beauty and style. Watch Broadly's documentary on this fascinating prison event and come talk about it with Tracie Morrissey and host Bianca Zanini tomorrow at 1pm EST. Leave your comments now! WHY NOT TRY A GYM AND TONIC? Why Dry January Is The Worst firstwefeast.com The January fauxliday celebration is drunk on the stupid intentions of wellness freaks and purism obsessives. Here's how. DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? The Most Contentious Debate In The Film World vox.com Understanding the difference between film and digital, and why knowing how a movie was shot is so important before you go to the theater. Get more stories on Digg.com A PRETTY COOL CONCEPT ​The FFZero1 by Faraday Future is displayed at CES Unveiled, a media preview event for CES International Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Las Vegas. The high performance electric concept car was unveiled during a news conference by Faraday Future. Credit: AP Photo/Gregory Bull Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

A Double Whammy Of Shame

The Key To The Extinction Of The Dinosaurs May Lie Behind A Lowe's In Jersey, What Should Be Done About The Armed Militia That's Taken Over A Wildlife Refuge In Oregon?, Live Your Best Life With This Extra Long Charger, VIDEO: New Parrot Consumer Drone Takes Off From Your Hand And Looks Like A Stealth Bomber, Where Hair Pullers Like Me Aren't Alone, Why Do We Wait Until January To Make And Break Resolutions? The Daily Digg Tuesday, January 5, 2016 A LOT OF BONES TO PICK The Key To The Extinction Of The Dinosaurs May Lie Behind A Lowe's In Jersey nytimes.com In a pit behind a Lowe's improvement store, lies a quarry that used to be the bottom of the sea. In it is a layer of fossils that one scientist calls a "mass death assemblage," and it might help to better explain how the dinosaurs went extinct. DIGG DIALOG What Should Be Done About The Armed Militia That's Taken Over A Wildlife Refuge In Oregon? digg.com There are up to 100 participants in this protest, and they're not ruling out violence if the police try to remove them. Check out our updating post and leave your thoughts here! FROM THE DIGG STORE Live Your Best Life With This Extra Long Charger store.digg.com Stop straining for the iPhone on your end table because the charging cord isn't long enough to reach your bed. That's no way to live. QUADCOPTERS ARE SO LAST YEAR VIDEO: New Parrot Consumer Drone Takes Off From Your Hand And Looks Like A Stealth Bomber digg.com Parrot released its latest drone that has a fixed-wing design and will automatically take off from your hand. Kiss your quadcopter goodbye. 'A DOUBLE WHAMMY OF SHAME' Where Hair Pullers Like Me Aren't Alone narrative.ly "There is no cure or proven treatment for trichotillomania, or compulsive hair pulling. After years of suffering in silence, a support system of 'trichsters' helped me hold my head high." TO GET THEM ALL OVER WITH AT ONCE Why Do We Wait Until January To Make And Break Resolutions? bbc.com We could spend all year living healthier, more productive lives, so why do we only decide to make the change at the start of the year? Get more stories on Digg.com A COLD TOUR A tourist and restaurant boat specially designed for winter rivers cruises the frozen Moskva River in Moscow. Temperatures dipped to -0.4 F in Moscow and -4 F in surrounding regions. Credit: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

Your News Feed Is Controlled By A Lot Of Dudes In Hoodies

Who Controls Your Facebook Feed?, A Militia Took Over An Oregon Wildlife Refuge, And Other News, Excel Hacks Cause You Know You Need Them, One Year, Two Races: Inside The Republican Party's Bizarre, Tumultuous 2015, VIDEO: Man Is Sick And Tired Of These Logs...Oh Wait It's Moving, Do Ruthless People Really Get Ahead? The Daily Digg Monday, January 4, 2016 A LOT OF DUDES IN HOODIES Who Controls Your Facebook Feed? slate.com Slate visits Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park to dissect the algorithm that shapes the way you see the world. WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND A Militia Took Over An Oregon Wildlife Refuge, And Other News digg.com ​While you frantically tried to get Uber credit back for that $100 ride you took on New Year's Eve, the Internet kept on rolling like the cabs that strategically avoided you. Catch up on what happened: a militia took over an Oregon wildlife refuge; a guy spun a hammer like it was a ninja dagger; and one of the world's most expensive melons thrived, then died. FROM THE DIGG STORE Excel Hacks Cause You Know You Need Them store.digg.com You know how you lied on your resume about being proficient in Excel? Well, let 2016 be the year you actually become proficient in Excel. (We won't tell your boss.) IT WAS A HUUUGE YEAR One Year, Two Races: Inside The Republican Party's Bizarre, Tumultuous 2015 washingtonpost.com "It is clear now that there were two halves to the year for the Republican Party: BT and AT, Before Trump and After Trump." WE'D TAKE THE LOG VIDEO: Man Is Sick And Tired Of These Logs...Oh Wait It's Moving digg.com A man bicycling with his GoPro encounters what he thinks is a log on the path and begins to gripe about it...until he realizes that it's not a log. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO VOLDEMORT Do Ruthless People Really Get Ahead? bbc.com Does a dark personality actually help you get to the top of business? The truth is more complex. Get more stories on Digg.com TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF People dressed in costumes take a break while marching during the Vijanera Festival, in the small village of Silio in northern Spain. The Vijanera masquerade, of pre-Roman origin, is the first carnival of the year in Europe symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. It involves the participation of residents wearing different masks, animal skins and brightly colored clothing.​ Credit: AP Photo/Francisco Seco Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 Digg Inc. 50 Eldridge St, NY, NY 10002

Champions Under Pressure

This Is The Best Reaction Anyone Has Ever Had To Anything Ever, Freddie Mercury's Isolated Vocals From 'We Are The Champions' Are Something Else, Power Strips Are So 2015, Obama And Jerry Seinfeld Roll Around The White House, What Happens When You Mix Coke With Bleach?, George Lucas Explains Why He Had To Break Up With 'Star Wars' The Daily Digg Sunday, January 3, 2016 :^0 This Is The Best Reaction Anyone Has Ever Had To Anything Ever digg.com Yes, this is just a promo for "Australia's Got Talent 2016," but it looks like this kid just witnessed the birth of God. COULD FIT A HUGE HOME ON HIS RANGE Freddie Mercury's Isolated Vocals From 'We Are The Champions' Are Something Else digg.com Even if you aren't a big Queen fan, Mercury's voice is undeniable. DIGG STORE Power Strips Are So 2015 store.digg.com Upgrade to the fastest and smartest way to charge all your USB devices at once. PRESIDENTS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE Obama And Jerry Seinfeld Roll Around The White House digg.com As much as Jerry Seinfeld would like to take President Obama on the open road, it's not so easy getting Barry out of the White House. That being said, a tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. ain't so bad. IT BECOMES DELICIOUS...? What Happens When You Mix Coke With Bleach? digg.com It might look like Crystal Pepsi but please, don't drink this. EX-WINGS George Lucas Explains Why He Had To Break Up With 'Star Wars' digg.com "It's a very very very hard thing to do." George Lucas​ explains how both he and "Star Wars"​ split so both could both move on. Get more stories on Digg.com *BASS RIFF FROM 'UNDER PRESSURE' PLAYS* What happens when you put everyday objects under 100,000 pounds of pressure? Credit: Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2016 News.me Inc. 29 Little West 12th Street, NY, NY 10014